India Rescuers Search for Missing Climbers on Himalayan Peak
Rescuers on Sunday were trying to find eight mostly foreign mountaineers who went missing while attempting to scale India's second-highest mountain, an official said.
A view of Himalayan range including Nanda Devi at Rudrapragya District of Uttarakhand, India.
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Lucknow, India (AP) -- Rescuers on Sunday searched for eight mostly foreign mountaineers who went missing while attempting to scale a peak near India's second-highest mountain, an official said.
The team, led by British climber Martin Moran, began its ascent May 13 of the previously unclimbed and unnamed peak on Nanda Devi East at 6,477 meters (21,250 feet), according to Moran Mountain, Moran's Scotland-based company.The team includes four Britons, two Americans, an Australian and an Indian liaison officer.